Owners of the new HTC flagship devices have been quite upset with the Taiwan-based manufacturer. A promise is a promise. While HTC states it is working hard to stay true to its word, both the HTC EVO 3D and the HTC Sensation have been released with a locked bootloader. These devices continue to have a chained bootloader, and the rooting community is not pleased with this.

The wait has been long, and HTC has finally decided to give us an update on this topic. Rejoice, HTC users and developers! HTC has just announced (via their Facebook page) that an OTA update is to come by late August, thereby bringing the unlocked goodness everyone’s been begging for!

We wanted to provide an update on HTC’s progress with bringing bootloader unlocking to our newest phones. We know how excited some of you are for this capability, and we’ve put significant resources behind making this change as soon as possible. While we wish we could flip a simple switch and unlock all bootloaders across our device portfolio, this is actually a complex challenge that requires a new software build and extensive testing to deliver the best possible customer experience.

We’re thrilled to announce today that software updates to support bootloader unlocking will begin rolling out in August for the global HTC Sensation, followed by the HTC Sensation 4G on T-Mobile USA and the HTC EVO 3D on Sprint. We’re in the testing phase for the unlocking capability now, and we expect it to be fully operational by early September for devices that have received the software updates. We'll continue rolling out the unlocking capability over time to other devices as part of maintenance releases and new shipments.

HTC continues its commitment to unlocking bootloaders and supporting the developer community. Because of the importance of this community to us, please expect an update on this about every few weeks as we make progress toward launch. Thank you for your patience and continued support!HTCFacebook

As you can see, everything should be up and running by early September. Are you guys looking forward to this? How many of you actually care about the locked bootloader?

Hello, I am Edgar Cervantes. I am an avid Android fan, and keeping myself updated on the topic is part of my daily life. I will always work hard to give the best of me to our community of Android enthusiasts, and I am very honored to be part of this ship. Hopefully we can all enjoy sharing our knowledge and opinions!

Looks like those phones in your pocket now ARE PRETTY STALE…Time for you to get a new device Mr. TWit Commander….The HTC EVO 3D runs RINGS around these stale devices you have. SGS2 will never get an update past gingerbread WHICH MAKES THAT DEVICE USELESS IN THE REAL WORLD. Samsung never HAS and NEVER WILL SUPPORT THEIR DEVICES.,,,,HTC RUNS RINGS AROUND THEM TOO…..

I’ve been an HTC Fan generally. But the specs of the SGS2 is damn impressive, it’s thin, it’s got battery life, a killer display, etc. it was well enough to make me switch from an HTC phone to Samsung. That thing rocks; every single review I’ve read of the SGS2 is positive, the only real complaints is about the software but that’s such an easy fix (Cyanogenmod) that it’s a non-issue for me. If they’d just come out with the damn phone in the U.S I would have gotten it. Samsung made a good phone this time but really dropped the ball on not getting it out to the U.S; one step forward, 2 steps back. Doesn’t mean I won’t consider it when it becomes available.

Awwww man Ive got such a huge phone penis! Oh shit that guy’s phone penis looks almost as big as mine , better poor some cold water on it. But seriously, if you have a nice phone just enjoy it, you don’t have to act like you own a Ferrari or something to actually brag about.

I really can’t wait for this. I’m on a Vodafone branded Sensation, and getting increasingly irritated by the branding on it. The main reason for wanting to unlock my bootloader is just to install an unbranded ROM.

Same! I just don’t like having carrier branding, delayed updates etc. If you go on XDA there is luckily already a way to get temporary root and so remove all the Vodafone 360 bloatware etc by disabling/freezing them. I’d recommend it if you haven’t seen that already!

From what I have read the only thing that might come out in Aug is the capability to unlock bootloader and perhaps sometime in Sept the ability to actually unlock the bootloader and that is for the international version, when the capability and ability to unlock the bootloader finally comes to US Sensation is up to conjecture. Notice the use of the word MIGHT and PERHAPS. I guess I just don’t trust HTC

I’m a loyal customer of HTC. I have the EVO 4G and now the HTC EVO 3D. Should HTC ever decide to not be cooperative with their loyal customer base, I would not support them. I was waiting for a phone with the specs HTC created with the EVO 4G. I love that “beast” and would not part with it, unless there could be a successor to it. I bought the next gen phone with confidence because I felt sure HTC would not disappoint me. The developers that so dedicate themselves to support HTC are also an important reason why I’m a devoted customer of HTC. But, its also because HTC is paying attention to their customer base. We want our phone to lead the way for what a smart mobile device needs to be. Stay with us HTC. Moves us forward with the next EVO generation. “Beam me up, Scotty!” I mean, HTC!